Cucumber Broccoli Salad

Refreshing and light Broccoli salad packed with fresh broccoli, cucumbers, pine nuts, mint, Greek yogurt, and so much more. It’s a perfect side dish for a hot summer weather. Bring this broccoli salad with you to potlucks, picnics, or barbecue parties.

BROCCOLI SALAD

Any picnic and barbecue party needs to have a fresh, vegetable side dish along with comforting potato salads, pasta salads, and grilled meats. Fresh, crispy vegetables are a welcome addition to any summer meal.

I love this broccoli salad because it is packed with fresh, crispy broccoli and cucumbers. It’s light, crunchy, and dressed with a refreshing mint flavored Greek yogurt mixture. Perfect combination of refreshing ingredients.

Addition of Feta cheese satisfies the need for cheese and it feels the salad light at the same time. Feta also goes perfectly with the Greek yogurt dressing.

You can make this salad right before the party or ahead of time. It’s great when it’s first made but even better after sitting in the fridge for a couple of hours. While sitting in the fridge, the flavors get a chance to marinade and enhance the flavors.

HOW TO MAKE BROCCOLI SALAD

To make broccoli salad, you can get a head of broccoli and cut it yourself or get already cut up broccoli florets. I prefer to cut my florets fresh because I can choose a fresh head of broccoli and I know it will last longer in the refrigerator.

Wash cucumber well and slice it julienne. Julienne cut basically means to cut the vegetables into thin strips.

CAN BROCCOLI SALAD BE MADE AHEAD OF TIME?

Absolutely, yes! I actually encourage broccoli salads be made at least 2 hours before serving. When broccoli is mixed with all other ingredients and dressing and sit for a couple of hours, it soaks up all the wonderful flavors and softens a little bit.

Don’t make the broccoli salad more than about 12 hours ahead of time though. After that, the salad will start to get too softer and softer and broccoli will give out more liquid.

HOW TO STORE BROCCOLI SALAD

Store leftovers in a food storage container with a lid and keep it in the refrigerator. Leftover Broccoli Salad makes great side dish on busy weeknights.

It will keep in the fridge for 2-3 days before starting to get a too soft and broccoli and cucumber give out too much liquid.

Make sure to use a clean spoon each time you take some out and close the lid back right away. The less exposure to air and bacteria, the longer it will keep.

Hi, Delores! You could substitute mayonnaise it will slightly change the flavor but I believe would still be okay. It would change the taste of the salad if you didn’t add pin nuts and feta cheese, You could try a different cheese and nut, let me know how you like it!